1912 – Mission Moderne
The centennial retrospective of the Sonderbund Exhibition

31 August to 30 December 2012 (Exhibition Level 3rd Floor)

Almost 100 years ago Cologne was host to what clearly was the single most important presentation of European Modernism. Entitled the “Sonderbund Exhibition”, the show in summer 1912 charted the developments in the latest movements in painting and the plastic arts by means of 577 canvases and 57 sculptures by 173 artists.

This unique exhibition brought together an abundance of masters that would be quite inconceivable today, including Cézanne, Gauguin, Macke, Munch, Nolde, Picasso, Schiele, Signac and van Gogh. The spectrum of the works ranged from Postimpressionism to German Expressionism – the young painters of die Brücke and the Blauer Reiter. With “1912 – Mission Moderne“, the Wallraf celebrates the centenary of the original exhibition by taking a spectacular look back at the Sonderbund’s show.

With over 100 masterpieces that were all exhibited on the occasion, the original goals and focuses of the exhibition will all be reconstructed. The Wallraf will bring back to light the fundamental trends that held sway at the dawn of the 20th century art. Thanks to the historical distance afforded by the hundred years in between, this fascinating retrospective underscores just how revolutionary and trail-blazing the “Sonderbund Exhibition” was in its time.

With the kind support of

Admission

Adults:    12 € (per person)
Concession:    8 € (per person)
Groups:    10 € (per person for 10 to 25 people)
Schools:    4 € (per student)
Families:    24 € (two persons with children)

Please note that handbags, backpacks and umbrellas must be placed free of charge at the wardrobe!

Opening hours

Tuesday to Sunday   10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Every Thursday open in the evening till 10 p.m.
Public Holiday   10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Closed Mondays as well as on December 24 and 25.

   How to find the museum

Audioguide

For a fee of € 3.50 an audioguide is available at the ticket counter.

   Audio example 1: Paul Gauguin, The Invocation
   Audio example 2: Edvard Munch, Amor and Psyche

Do you want to book a guided tour?

The Museumsdienst Köln offers individual tours according to your preferences and your desired date by agreement.
  Here you can book an individual guided tour


To improve our visitor services we have a headset system for guided groups (max. 25 persons). Hire costs 25 € per group per hour.
For guided groups of 10 or more people, headset use and prior reservation are obligatory.

Booking guided tours and registering guided group tours:

Hotline: +49 (0) 221 / 221 - 26 504

Cataloque to the exhibition

1912 – Mission Moderne
Die Jahrhundertschau des Sonderbundes

by Barbara Schaefer (Hrsg.)
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud
Wienand Verlag, Cologne

648 pp, 764 colour images, 192 black-and-white pictures,
24 x 31,5 cm, available in German only.
Museums Edition: € 39,90 [D]
Bookstore Edition: € 49,90 [D] | SFR 62,50 SFR [CH]
(ISBN 978-3-86832-111-1)

Booklet of the Exhibition

Accompanying to the exhibition a bilingual booklet (German and English) is available in the museums shop for € 12.

Cedon Museumsshop
+49 (0) 221 277-98957
  wallraf(at)cedon.de
  www.cedon.de